Factors Affecting Citations A Bibliometrics Study of Pakistan's Highly Productive Authors Section Articles

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Nazia Wahid
Fatima Jinnah Woman University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Muzammil Tahira
University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Nauman
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the citation patterns of the most productive Pakistani authors. It also examined the factors influencing citation behavior and counts. A quantitative study design and Bibliometric approach were employed to attain the study objectives. One hundred of the most productive authors were identified from ten years of publication data of the top Ten Pakistani Universities ranked in the Web of Science (WoS). The bibliographic details of their publications and related citation data were extracted and descriptive and inferential statistics were performed to analyze the data. It was found that the authors have published 10907 publications, obtaining widely scattered 198636 citations. One-tenth of the publications were not cited, and some just had one citation. The findings of the statistical tests for the difference in citation counts by different types of publications revealed a significant difference between academic ranks, single and collaborated publications, collaboration types, journal quartile, journal impact factor, different document types, funded and non-funded publications, and publications in local and foreign journals. Moreover, funded publications, publications in foreign journals, international collaborated publications, and review papers received more citations. The study contributes to the literature by highlighting valued factors of scholarly productivity. Keeping these factors under consideration may help researchers, HEIs, and policymakers when revising academic research policies.

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Wahid, N., Tahira, M., & Nauman, M. (2026). Factors Affecting Citations: A Bibliometrics Study of Pakistan’s Highly Productive Authors . Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries, 27, 28–44. Retrieved from https://pjiml.pu.edu.pk/jo/index.php/pjiml/article/view/14

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